[IBeOmega]

What fingerings does one use to get above palm Eb on a soprano that is only keyed to palm Eb?

 

[Grumps]

I gotta few for you. But you'll have to agree to buy a table of seats at my Mardi Gras gig at the Ramshead in Annapolis...

But seriously now... I do have a few. Assuming you can blow altissimo on other horns and know how to blow to get up there, here we go.

E3 is simple. Just play your top Eb and add the G key (LH 3).
F3 is harder. Generally I finger F2 and overblow it up to F3.
F#3 is easier. Octave, LH 1 2 3, RH 1, Side Bb.
G3. You finger F#3 and add side C.
G#3. Lip the G3 fingering up there.
A3… though dangerous... You go with Octave, LH 2 3, RH 1 2 3.

 

[IBeOmega]

I gotta few for you. But you'll have to agree to buy a table of seats at my Mardi Gras gig at the Ramshead in Annapolis...

Actually that sounds like a good time!

Thanks for those. I should be able to manage them; I'll try them out on my YSS-61 next time I pull it out. I ask because I might be getting a vintage curvy soon. Not likely but possible.
Isn't that A3 the Rascher fingering? I spend a lot of warmup time running Top Tones-style exercises.

 

[Grumps]

Isn't that A3 the Rascher fingering?

It might be, as I didn't go the Rascher route. Pretty standard though, and I use it for alto and tenor as well. Missed our show though. But don't worry... think we did well enough to get it again next year.